This title presents a theory that treats language not as an abstract symbol system but as a function of our brains and experience, integrating recent findings from biology, computer science, linguistics, and psychology, and demonstrated with computational models.In "From Molecule to Metaphor", Jerome Feldman proposes a theory of language and thought that treats language not as an abstract symbol system but as a human biological ability that can be studied as a function of the brain, as vision and motor control are studied. This theory, he writes, is a "bridging theory" that works from extensive knowledge at two endsof a causal chain to explicate the links between. Although the cognitive sciences are revealing much about how our brains produce language and thought, we do not yet know exactly how words are understood or have any methodology for finding out.Feldman develops his theory in computer simulations - formal modelsthat suggest ways that language and thought may be realized in the brain. Combining key findings and theories from biology, computer science, linguistics, and psychology, Feldman synthesizes a theory by exhibiting programs that demonstrate the required behavior while remaining consistent with the findings fromall disciplines.With this accessible, comprehensive book, Feldman offers readers who want to understand how our brains create thought and language a theoryof language that is intuitively plausible and also consistent with existing scientific data at all levels. INDICE: In From Molecule To Metaphor, Jerome Feldman takes us on a fascinating tour through the mysteries of the human brain, revealing new and unexpected vistas. The ideas are deep, as should be expected from one of the pioneers in the field, but also lucidly presented for the nonspecialist reader." - V.S.Ramachandran, Professor and Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego"
- ISBN: 978-0-262-56235-5
- Editorial: MIT Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés